Month: February 2010

Today's question:  Name a film which starred two African-Americans, each of whom can say "I have won an Academy Award for my acting talents."  (Two possible answers.)Pictured:   Lilies of the…

Over at the Chronicle's blog, Gene Fant's asking, "What 'perks' of your discipline do you hear people in other disciplines lament? What is the reality about those perks?"  He notes:…

Houston law professor David Dow (pictured), the founder of the Texas Innocence Network, has authored The Autobiography of an Execution, being published this month. From the website description:As a lawyer,…

It's Monday, so let's try an easy question:  Gregory Peck starred in one Best Picture winner, and he won the Best Actor award once.  Name the film(s). Pictured:  Roman Holiday…

A few days ago, an anonymous 19-year-old New Zealand student offered her virginity to the highest bidder on the Web site www.ineed.co.nz under the name "Unigirl," saying she would use…

Well, I'm back working on University, Court, and Slave in a serious way and thinking about Southampton County, Virginia -- because it's the site of the Nat Turner rebellion, which…

Today's question:  name the actress who has appeared in a Best Picture winner in three different decades.Pictured:  You Can't Take It With You, the Best Picture winner in 1938, one…

After reading Al’s very cool post yesterday about UVA law professor James Holcombe's 1859 intermediate examination, I couldn’t help but click through and read the referenced The Virginia University magazine…

I'm writing about University of Virginia law professor James Holcombe's jurisprudence today -- and thanks again to books.google, I see the intermediate examination (what we'd now call mid-term, I think)…

One of my favorite questions:  Name the films that have captured Oscar's "Grand Slam" (winning Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, AND Best Actor awards).Pictured:  On The Waterfront, which won…